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This research aims to develop a Biology Science learning unit based on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) that is valid, practical and effective in accessing students' system thinking skills. The topic ,of the Biology Science learning unit is the water cycle. The development used the ADDIE model research and development for the research method. The research subjects were 32 grade VII students from State Junior High School in Jember. The research findings showed that the average validation result of STEM-based learning units was 95.3%. These can be considered valid. The Paired Sample Test result is 0.001 or less than 0.05, so there is a significant difference between the pretest and post-test results. The average effectiveness test score is 0.73, higher than the typical gain test score, and the results include the high criteria. Finally, the average percentage of practicality tests is in the high category of 89%. System thinking skills are needed in learning activities to describe and solve a problem using integrated STEM education. Therefore, the STEM-based learning unit on the water cycle topic could be applied in the learning process to acquire students' system thinking abilities in the Biology Science learning unit. Finally, assessing student responses during the learning using this learning unit is pivotal for future research.

This study aims to test the effectiveness of a socio-scientific issue (SSI) based instruction through STEM-6E (engage, explore, explain, engineer, enrich, and evaluate). Controversial science topic...

This study used a systematic review and meta-analysis as a method to investigate whether STEM enactment in Asia effectively enhances students’ learning outcomes. Verifiable examples of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, effectively being applied in Asia, are presented in this study. The study involved 4768 students from 54 studies. Learning outcomes focused on the students’ academic learning achievement, higher-order thinking skills (HOTS), and motivation. The analysis results of effect sizes showed that the STEM enactments in Asia were effective at a moderate level (0.69 [0.58, 0.81 of 95% CI]) of improving students’ learning outcomes. Sequentially, the effectiveness of STEM enactment starts from students’ higher-order thinking skills, moves to students’ academic learning achievement, and ends with the motivation. In addition, STEM enactments in Asia were carried out with several variations where STEM integrated with project-based learning was preferred. The recommendations of this study include a combination of the learning approach, learning orientation, and duration of instruction, all of which contribute to the STEM enactment effectiveness and maximize results in STEM education. Some practical implications, such as the central role of the teacher during the STEM enactment, are extensively discussed. This study supports that STEM education is a universally crucial tool which effectively prepares students from various national and cultural backgrounds, across Asia, toward improved learning outcomes.

Factors affecting the quality of education can be observed from students’ problem-solving abilities and academic learning achievements. This research aims to examine a direct relationship between students’ problem-solving abilities and academic learning achievement by using a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at a coffee plantation area in Indonesia. In analyzing data, students’ problem-solving abilities and academic learning achievements were exposed to quantitative descriptive of correlation bivariate rank Spearman. This study consisted of 148 junior-high-school students in a coffee plantation area. The results indicated that there was a positive correlation between the students’ problem-solving abilities and academic learning achievements in favor of STEM education. This means that the more problem-solving skills the students have, the better academic learning achievement they perform. These positive results recommend that the integrated STEM education, as an approach, should be included varied contexts, especially in the Asian region. Moreover, science teachers should hone students’ problem-solving skills via a mixed way, e.g., the integrated STEM education. In addition, STEM education will be helpful for students (who especially work and live in plantation areas) to understand the role of science in their everyday lives.

Provision of teaching materials in term of module can be an alternative to meet the learning needs of science. The study aimed at describing science module constructed based on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) equipped with valid and effective biotechnology games for learning science in junior high school. This Research and Development (R&D) was developed using the 4D model (Thiagarajan). This research was conducted at MTsN (State of Islamic Secondary School) 2 Jember, involved 30 IX graders. The design used was one group pretest-posttest design as the test of effectiveness. This study used STEAM-based science module equipped with biotechnology games, test, and validation sheets as research instruments. The validation results by experts were converted into categories. The effectivity test data was analyzed using N-gain and paired samples t-test. The average of validation results of material, media, and users was 87.17 (very valid). The effectivity test results showed the increase of students’ cognitive learning outcome [N-gain value = 0.72 (high category), t(29) = 9.030, p < 0.05]. Therefore, the module developed is valid and effective in improving the learning of biotechnology science which means that the use of this module is recommended to be implemented in biotechnology learning process.

Due to the global trend and the international application of STEM education as well as in/post-pandemic COVID-19 condition, this ongoing study aims to elucidate the development progress of an online STEM teachers’ professional development (STEM-TPD) package with the DECODE model. In this/post-pandemic era, online STEM education has been gradually emphasized. The researchers sustained the rationale for organizing STEM-TPDs to improve teacher practices by enhancing superior knowledge needed for the betterment of STEM implementations. Indeed, the DECODE model includes three stages: (1) DE: teacher’s DEmonstrations, (2) CO: students CO-train the use of cloud classroom, students CO-design an educational technology-integrated course, and (3) DE: students CO-teach, eventually students receive feedbacks and DEbrief what they have learned through the stages mentioned above. Moreover, face and content validity have been deployed to guarantee the quality of the developed packages. The ongoing result from this study is produced to validate the online STEM-TPD package with the DECODE model. Moreover, the package comprises manual training, a set of assessments, and an innovative webpage. Through this online DECODE model with the package, teachers are equipped: to familiarize themselves with various software technology and platforms; enhance their knowledge and abilities in assessment design, instructional design, and practical implementation (TPACK); to effectively teach or guide students in STEM activities, and to effectively improve their STEM literacy.

This research aims to improve the motivation and student scientific writing skill (SCWS) by applying the integration of Simas eric and Blended learning models. This study is a classroom action research method conducted in one of the classes in the biology education program for the National student scientific week (PIMNAS) project of biology education Program, Universitas Tidar. The results of the study were analyzed descriptively. The results showed an increase in students’ motivation and learning outcomes. Students’ learning motivation on average increased by 10.59% and SCWS on average increased by 33.28%. The results of this study can be an alternative reference for lecturers or educators as an effort to improve student learning motivation so that the learning outcomes obtained can increase. Therefore, the integration of Simas eric with google classroom can enhance students’ motivation and SCWS Subjects at the biology students.

The development and deployment of STEM education in every continent and country are different. An instrument to access the current situation of the application, knowledge, as well as attitude towards STEM education, is necessary. This research aimed to design and develop a valid instrument that can be used to assure the quantitative degree of attitude, knowledge, and application of STEM (AKA) by science teachers. Research data were collected from 137 Indonesian secondary school science teachers. In order to determine the validity of the scale, reliability test, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), as well as the content and face validity from experts were used. Results showed that the designed and developed AKA instrument was adequate to reliabilities and validities as well as can be used to collect data. The development of AKA instrument enables users worldwide to obtain information about the development of STEM as well as the problems and challenges faced by science teachers in the field. Further work is also suggested.

Foodborne disease caused by Escherichia coli contamination is increasing every year. It also followed by elevating of drug-resistance of E. coli . Bacteriophage can be an alternative for therapy infection. This study aimed to determine synergism effect of bacteriophage ϕPT1b which has a high rate virulence to E. coli and phage-antibiotics (tetracycline and amoxicillin) synergy. The indigenous bacteria isolates were KR, MJ, KP, PT, PR. Five bacteriophages used namely ϕKR1b, ϕKR2, ϕPT1a, ϕPT1b, and ϕMJ1b. Virulence test was used to determine the ability of each phage in reducing E. coli . Treatment to examine synergism of phage ϕPT1b and antibiotics were P1: amoxicillin, P2: ϕPT1b, P3: ϕPT1b + Amx = 1:1, P4 : ϕPT1b + Amx = 2:1, P5: ϕPT1b + Amx = 1:2, P6 : tetracycline, P2: ϕPT1b, P7: ϕPT1b + Tet = 1:1, P8 : ϕPT1b + Tet = 2:1, and P9: ϕPT1b + Tet = 1:2. The virulence test showed that isolate ϕPT1a with 106 CFU/ml had the highest ability in reducing E. coli . While, the result of synergism test indicated that the synergism of bacteriophage and antibiotics differ significantly (P ≤ 0.05). The best ratios of synergism were 1:1 (ϕPT1b+tetracycline) and 2:1 (ϕPT1b+amoxicilline). In summarize, phage-antibiotic synergy (ϕPT1b with tetracycline/amoxicilline) can reduce the level of antibiotic resistance in isolated E. coli .

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The study aims to develop a valid, practical and effective Biology student’s book based on Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) on the topic of biotechnology for Grade XII. The method applied for the study was research and development with the 4-D model. The subjects were 58 Grade XII students of SMAN 1 Muncar, Banyuwangi-Indonesia. The results showed that the average of validation result of STEM-based student’s book was 86.4% which fell under a strong valid category. The average percentage of legibility test and practicality were in very good category of 87.18% and 96.53%, respectively. Meanwhile, the average of effectiveness test was 0.77 of normalized gain categorized in high criteria. In conclusion, it could be determined that STEM-based student’s book of biotechnology is valid, pratical, and effectively used in learning process.

This research aims to identify the errors of students’ answers in solving the TIMSS cognitive domain of reasoning. This research was a qualitative descriptive research. A total 259 students from four secondary schools located in rural and urban areas in Jember, East Java participated in a paper and pencil test. Error identification was examined by reducing the result of wrong students’ answer and grouping based on error type of general errors. The results showed that the average percentage of total errors from the four schools were contradicting error of 7.3%, disregarding evidence error of 5.2%, misreading error of 45.7%, and opinion-based judgment error of 40.9%. In conclusion, there were four types of general errors made by students in answering TIMMS test item of reasoning domain with misreading and disregarding evidence as the highest and lowest error, respectively.

This study aims to determine the role of worldview perspective on science students’ decision-making process by a socio-scientific issue-based instruction through an integrated Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. Understanding the decision-making process in complex themed learning is one of the most important instruments in understanding the way students think. The participants were one hundred and nine junior-high-school students from two different schools. Furthermore, the method used was a pre-experimental design with two collective groups, namely the pre-and posttest, starting with an educational study design. The results showed that there was a different perspective pattern based on the worldview perspective on students’ initial decisions. Furthermore, interventions with socio-scientific issues (SSI) based instruction through integrated STEM education provided significant dynamics of change in the final science decision made by the students on the basis of a worldview perspective and gender. Some practical implications were extremely discussed, such as the crucial role of the teacher during a complex lesson topic. Therefore, this study makes an indispensable contribution to the development of the knowledge of science teaching practice, especially on how a decision-making process occurs by a socio-scientific issue-based instruction through integrated STEM education.

The study aims to increase the relative contribution of science learning to the achievement of national education goals. Internalizing the value of monotheism in scientific material will not reduce the level of scientific scholarship itself. This research is a qualitative study that is a literature study (library research) that uses books and other literature as the main object. In fact, these studies can improve the quality of science material. Science as a means to develop cognitive potential, science can also grow the potential of conscience (affective). This scientific material will be able to instill confidence in everything that exists in nature. Everything that is essentially created by God, Almighty God. This belief can drive against beliefs about submission, characteristics, and order of things that Allah created (sunnatullah), so that humans can learn them. All this will enable the growth of a positive attitude, the awe of the greatness, power, and love of God, a motivation to give thanks, increase faith and devotion to Allah Almighty. Internalization of the value of monotheism in science material can be done through the disclosure of values/wisdom/meaning/nature of the scientific material based on Islamic values.

The study aims to develop a valid, practical and effective Biology student’s book based on Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) on the topic of biotechnology for Grade XII. The method applied for the study was research and development with the 4-D model. The subjects were 58 Grade XII students of SMAN 1 Muncar, Banyuwangi-Indonesia. The results showed that the average of validation result of STEM-based student’s book was 86.4% which fell under a strong valid category. The average percentage of legibility test and practicality were in very good category of 87.18% and 96.53%, respectively. Meanwhile, the average of effectiveness test was 0.77 of normalized gain categorized in high criteria. In conclusion, it could be determined that STEM-based student’s book of biotechnology is valid, pratical, and effectively used in learning process.&nbsp

Salah satu kompetensi yang harus dimiliki oleh guru sains adalah kompetensi dalam merencanakan materi pembelajaran, membuat model bahan ajar, dan merancangstrategi pembelajaran untuk mata pelajaran sains. Sehingga mereka bisa memenuhipersyaratan menjadi guru sains yang bisa mengerjakannya secara profesional. Selainitu, seorang guru diharuskan untuk memahami dan memiliki keterampilan yangmemadai dalam mengembangkan pembelajaran yang efektif, kreatif danmenyenangkan, karena ini mengisyaratkan kurikulum tingkat unit pendidikan meskipunsains memiliki tingkat kesulitan yang tinggi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untukmengetahui implementasi pendekatan ilmiah terhadap pembelajaran di pendidikandasar. Studi desain bersifat komparatif, sampel terdiri dari teori guru sains di beberapasekolah dasar di Indonesia. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pendekatan scentificdapat dioptimalkan dalam pengawasan dengan baik. Optimalisasi dalam supervisimenciptakan sistem pendidikan yang lebih baik asalkan memang benar dan benardalam memenuhi tuntutan UU No.14 tahun 2005 tentang guru dan dosen. Secarasignifikan, proses ini akan mampu mengembangkan guru sains ke kompetensi. tinggiyang berdiri di tanah air sebagai masa depan yang lebih baik.

Indonesia is a country that continuous to improve and develop its education system. The development of learners abilities that are needed nowadays not only develop cognitive ability alone will be much more than that, it needs an attitude awareness in the learning process. The purpose of this research is to know the effect of the problem-based learning model with mind mapping technique. Biological material used in this study is the subject of the virus. The first research result is learning the model of learning for student cognitive learning result. Based on the results of ANAKOVA analysis shows the significance level less than 0.05, then this shows the significant effect of the difference between the learning class and control class on the learning achievement of cognitive aspects. The second research result is to test the difference of learning the result of the affective domain between problem-based learning model with mind mapping technique and conventional learning model. The result of learning effective sphere which is assessed based on direct observation covering 5 indicators namely; Discipline, daring opinion, responsibility, cooperation and tolerance, Based on the analysis One sample t-test 2 indicator shows the level of significance less than 0.05, then this shows there are significant differences 2 indicators of effective learning achievement. 2 indicators are daring opinion and cooperation.

This study focuses on assessing the growth of the latest developments of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as part of an effort to maintain the progress of STEM education. Assessment is necessary for every educational activity, including in the field of STEM education. However, there are limited comprehensive reports on the progress and development of STEM education inside individual Asian countries. An attempt to bring up the sustainable development of STEM education is conducted by using an exhaustive assessment. The assessment, within this study, includes three domains, namely attitudes, knowledge, and applications (AKA) regarding STEM education. The comparison of these three domains based on demographic data, teachers&rsquo, difficulties perception, and its contribution to the sustainable development of STEM education is, likewise, discussed. This type of research is a mix of both qualitative and quantitative research methodology. The quantitative analysis method was performed to address the level position and the comparative value of the three domains. In comparison, the qualitative analysis method was employed to strengthen the quantitative result analysis, as well as to deal with the teachers&rsquo, perception. Results show that science teachers have a very good attitude, a moderate-level category in the application, and a low-level category in knowledge regarding STEM education. Further, there are differences in knowledge and the application of STEM education, based on educational background and teaching experience of the teachers, yet there are no differences regarding teachers&rsquo, attitudes. Other components are discussed in detail, such as the teacher&rsquo, s perception of STEM teaching difficulties. Providing challenges and opportunities for improving the quality of education in the future are discoursed. The results of this study suggest that knowledge and attitudes are fundamental domains for the proper implementation, as well as sustainability, of STEM education (especially in Indonesia).

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa dengan menerapkan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Think, Talk, Write (TTW). Model Pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Think, Talk, Write (TTW) terdiri dari tiga tahapan yaitu Think (Berpikir), Talk (berbicara), Write (menulis) yang diterapkan pada siswa kelas VIII-D SMPN 1 Mangaran Situbondo. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas yang dilakukan dalam 2 siklus yaitu siklus I dan siklus II. Data penelitian yang didapatkan berasal dari observasi, wawancara dan tes. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peningkatan hasil belajar siswa pada ranah kognitif dari pra siklus ke siklus I mengalami peningkatan sebesar 7,8 dan dari siklus I ke siklus II mengalami peningkatan sebesar 6. Berdasarkan penelitian ini, model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Think, Talk, Write (TTW) dapat digunakan guru untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa. Kata Kunci: Hasil belajar siswa, Model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Think, Talk, Write (TTW)

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan yang bertujuan untuk mengembangkan dan mengetahui kevalidan atau kelayakan modul berbasis masalah pada pokok bahasan ekosistem kelas VII SMP/MTs untuk digunakan dalam pembelajaran. Prosedur pengembangan mengadaptasi dari model pengembangan 4-D ( Four-D model ) yang dikembangkan oleh Thiagarajan yang meliputi tahap pendefinisian, tahap perencanaan, tahap pengembangan, dan tahap penyebaran. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan hasil validasi dan angket. Analisis data dilakukan secara deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil dari penelitian pengembangan yakni proses pengembangan modul ekosistem berbasis masalah untuk siswa kelas VII SMP/MTs menggunakan modifikasi 4-D ( Four-D model ) yang dikemukakan oleh Thiagarajan. Modifikasi ini terbatas hanya sampai 3 tahap yaitu tahap pendefinisian, tahap perencanaan, dan tahap pengembangan. Besar persentase rata-rata nilai terhadap modul yaitu 89,06% dengan kriteria valid. Hasil angket uji keterbacaan dan tingkat kesulitan yaitu persentase rata-rata sebesar 100% siswa menyatakan mudah dan 0% siswa menyatakan sulit. Hasil analisis angket respon siswa diperoleh rata-rata 93,7% siswa memberikan respon positif dan 6,3% siswa yang tidak merespon positif. Dari hasil tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa siswa sudah bisa memahami modul dan produk baru siap dimanfaatkan dalam pembelajaran. Kata Kunci: modul , berbasis masalah, ekosistem

Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui pengaruh model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe artikulasi dengan peta konsep terhadap motivasi dan hasil belajar siswa, dan untuk mengetahui korelasi antara motivasi dan hasil belajar siswa. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian kuasi eksperimen yang menerapkan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe artikulasi dengan peta konsep di kelas eksperimen dan menerapkan pembelajaran konvensional di kelas kontrol. Teknik analisis data terhadap motivasi belajar dan hasil belajar kognitif siswa yaitu dengan ANAKOVA, Independent t-test terhadap hasil belajar afektif, serta analisis korelasi Product Moment terhadap korelasi motivasi belajar dan hasil belajar siswa. Dari hasil penelitian pada kelas eksperimen, perlakuan berpengaruh terhadap motivasi belajar siswa dengan nilai (p) < 0,05. Rerata selisih motivasi awal dan akhir siswa kelas eksperimen lebih tinggi yakni sebesar 5,30 dibandingkan rerata selisih siswa kelas kontrol yakni 1,34. Penggunaan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe artikulasi dengan peta konsep terhadap hasil belajar kognitif dan afektif siswa berpengaruh secara signifikan dengan nilai probabilitas lebih kecil dari 0,05 (p=0,000